Bill > HR4296

This bill, known as the Conservation and Regenerative Optimization Practices for Farming Act (or CROP for Farming Act), amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the scope of conservation incentive contracts for agricultural producers. Specifically, the bill modifies existing language to explicitly include greenhouse gas emissions and carbon storage as factors that can be addressed through conservation contracts. The bill adds provisions that allow conservation contracts to focus on reducing emissions of nitrous oxide and methane (two potent greenhouse gases) and increasing carbon storage in plants and soil. By broadening the definition of conservation concerns, the legislation aims to provide farmers with more flexible incentives to adopt practices that can help mitigate climate change. The changes are relatively technical, updating specific sections of existing law to recognize the potential role of agricultural practices in addressing environmental challenges related to greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4296/all-info